Combined curtain and shade support



June 9, 1925i 1,541,774

v S. Ja KuzlEL COMBINED CURTAIN AND SHADE SUPPDR'I` Filed Feb. e, 1924WITNEssb l INVENTOR SmyLEY .l Kpzmn.

Patented June 9, 1925i.

UNITED STATES STANLY JoHN KUZIEL, or HonYokncvrAssAcHUsnr'is.

coMB'iNEn CURTAIN Ann sirens surronr.

Application filed February 8, 1924. Serial No. 691,414.

,To` all whom t may concern:

`Be 1t known that l, STANLEY JOHN- Kriiiiiii, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a, resident of Holyoke, in the countyr of Hampden and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented a `new and Improved Combined Curtain andShade Support, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to improvements in combined curtain and shadelsupports, and has for one of its objects to provide a device of thischaracter which is simple in construction and which may be readily andquickly attached to a window trame in a secure manner without the use oiscrew 'fasteners or the like.

The above and other objects will appear more clearly from the followingdetailed description, when taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, which illustrates preferred embodiments oit the inventive idea.

In the drawing- Y Figure 1 is a. perspective view of one form of theinvention showing its application to a. window trame;

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 ot Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Figure 1; and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a slightly dizderent form of theinvention.

Referring more particularly to Figures 1 to 5 inclusive, the numeral 10indicates the base plate or body portion ot the device which is providedwith a lateral flange 11 at its top adapted to lit over a projectingportion 12 of the window frame to suspend the device therefrom, it beingunderstood that one ofthe devices is mounted at each end of the upperportion ot' the window trame. Associated with the base plate 10 is anadjustable slide 13 movable vertically between guide lugs 14 formed onan extension 15 of said base plate and having at one end a finger piece16 which may be. gripped to facilitate the adjustment of said slide. Theslide is provided with a longitudinal slot 17 therein through whichextends a setv screw 18 carried by the extension 15 and having a wingnut 19 thereon for securing the sliderin various adjusted positior'is-`A resilient supporting member 2Ol in the frhi of a single length oiAwire bent intermediate its ends to provide the parallel ,prtions 21whichextend between the slide 13 and extension A15 4and the loop-shapedcennectiiig portilon 21a of which engage-s an inwardly projecting lug16a at the upper end of the slide and secures the portion 210i and attheir lower ends are bent to provide the spring coils' 22 from" whichthe extremities of the wire are extended and bent to provide pivotalconnections 23 with a clamping plate 24 Which may have a layer of feltor other suitable material 25 secured thereto and capable oi engaging aportion of the window frame, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2. Byreason of the resiliency of the coils 22 a. pressure is exerted upon theclamping plate which will cause the same to closely adhere to the windowframe and materially aid in supporting' the device in position thereon.p

By adjusting the slide 13, `the strain in the coils 22 of the member 20can beincreased or decreased.

The base plate 10 is also provi-ded with guide lugs 26 and a strap 27 inwhich is slidably mounted a shade bracket 2S held in position by asuitable set screw 29, said bracket being utilized to support a shaderoller, as' indica-ted in dotted lines in Figures 1 and 4.

The base plate is also provided with straps 3() and 31 in which isslidably mounted a. curtain support 32 in the i'orm` of a single lengthof wire engageable in both of the str-aps, the strap 31 being yieldablyheld in position by a set screw 33 about which the spring 34 is coiled.The strap 30 and another strap 35 are utilized to carry another support36 made of a single length of wire adjustable in said straps anddesigned for` the purpose of supporting curtain draperies.

The construction shown in Figure G is utilized for attachment to thevertical stile 37 of a Window i'rame and consists of a base plate 38having a tlange 39 at one end engaging the outside edge of the stile andhaving supports 40 and 41 for carrying a shade and curtain. The plate isprovided with guide lugs 42 in which is adjustably mounted a slide 43similar in construction to the the member 2O to the said slide. y Theprtions 21'ex`tend longitudinally of the slide slide 13 and betweenWhich and the base plate is interposed a supporting member 44 similar tothe member and including the coils 45 which are connected to theclamping plate 46 Which, in this instance, engages the inner verticaledge of the stile 37.

What is claimed is:

l. A device of the character described including a base plate, a slidemember adjustable thereon, a resilient supporting member interposedbetween said base plate and slide and held in position thereby, and aclamping plate carried by said supporting member and engageable with theWindow frame to hold said base plate in posit-ion thereon.

2. A device of the character described including a base plate, a slidemember adjustable thereon, a. resilient supporting member interposedbetween said base plate and slide and held in position thereby, aclamping plate carried by said supporting member and engag'eabl'e -withthe Window frame to hold said base plate in position thereon, a shadesupport adjustably mounted on the base plate, and a plurality of curtainsupports adjustably and independently mounted on said base plate.

3. A device of the character described including a base plate capableo'fengagement with a Window frame, a slide member adjustable on saidbase plate, a supporting member formed of a single length of Wire havingits intermediate portion interposed bet-vveen said base plate and slidemember and held in position thereby, other portions of said supportingmember being bent to provide coil springs, and a clamping memberpivotally connected to the extremities of said Wire and engageable witha portion of the Window frame to clamp said base plate in positionthereon.

STANLEY JGHN KUZIEL.

